{"id":9862,"date":"2015-02-02T02:22:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T07:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=9862"},"modified":"2015-02-02T17:04:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T22:04:17","slug":"csx-at-coldspring-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/csx-at-coldspring-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"CSX at Coldspring, New York."},"content":{"rendered":"

Local freight on the old New York Central Hudson Division. In yesterday\u2019s post, I wrote of my brief, but fortuituously timed and very productive visit to Fort Montgomery on CSX\u2019s River Line (See: Hudson River Freight at Ft. Montgomery).<\/p>\n

Having done well on the West Shore, I thought I give the east side of the river a chance.<\/p>\n

Back in the late 1980s, I made regular trips to old Hudson Division.<\/p>\n

At that time the former New Haven FL9 dual mode diesels were still standard on many trains, while Conrail operations on the old West Shore seem sparse compared with today.<\/p>\n

I crossed the Hudson on the famed Bear Mountain Bridge, a suspension bridge that offers a commanding view of the lower Hudson Valley. I turned north on 9D and as I drove along, I noted a northward Amtrak train stopped on the mainline at Manitou.<\/p>\n

This was not the normal state of affairs. When I got to Cold Spring, I saw a southward CSX local freight also stopped on the mainline, and well\u00a0spotted for a scenic image.<\/p>\n

Here was an opportunity, but I\u2019ve learned from experience that time can be precious in these types of situations. Take the Bird in Hand.<\/p>\n

\"CSX<\/a>
CSX local pause north of Cold Spring, New York. He was a photo opportunity, but it wouldn’t last long. Canon EOS 7D 100mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Only<\/a>
Only about 30 seconds after I got out of the car, I could hear Amtrak train 283 approaching. Canon EOS 7D 100mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Without wasting anymore time, I pulled off the road, got out of the car with Canon EOS 7D in hand and exposed a few frames. As I was reaching for my EOS 3 (loaded with Provia) I could hear the northward Amtrak train approaching, so rather than fuss with the film camera, I resumed work with the 7D and made a photo of the two trains nose to nose.<\/p>\n

Then I exposed a couple of slides. But only moments after Amtrak had passed the CSX freight began to move. I had enough time to swap to a wide angle and expose a panoramic view.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
This was an extra photo. It shows the whole setting and the CSX local accelerating away. In just a minutes time I’d taken several unusual images. \u00a0Canon EOS 7D with 20mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If I had dallied, even for a minute (as in 60 seconds), I wouldn\u2019t have been able to get these images. When the moment is right: act.<\/p>\n

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